The ship is finished—The births of Jacob and Joseph are mentioned—The company embarks for the promised land—The sons of Ishmael and their wives join in revelry and rebellion—Nephi is bound, and the ship is driven back by a terrible tempest—Nephi is freed, and by his prayer the storm ceases—The people arrive in the promised land. About 591–589 B.C.
Lehi’s band of travelers finish the ship, and cross the sea
to the Promised Land, but not without some more foolish rebellion from Laman,
Lemuel, and the sons of Ishmael. They really are slow learners. I hope to be
able to make comparisons between this journey to the Promised Land and our own
spiritual journey through life and on to our “Promised Land.”
Research indicates that they may have built this ship and
launched from the southern coast of Oman, an area called Dhofar. I could find
no information on where they may have landed in the Americas, but most scholars
agree they apparently spent most of their lives in Central America.
